Land Rover Range Rover 2000 2001 Owners Handbook 2nd Edition Aus Rover

Cruise control
108 IMPORTANT INFORMATION
DO NOT use cruise control on
winding or slippery road surfaces, or
in traffic conditions where a
constant speed cannot easily be
maintained.
ALWAYS switch off the master
switch when you no longer intend to
use cruise control.
DO NOT rest your foot under the
accelerator pedal while cruise
control is engaged - your foot could
be trapped.
NOTE:Selecting Cruise control while the
gearbox is in’Sport’mode will result in
more frequent and harsher acceleration
and gear...

Cruise control
109 To reduce the cruising speed
Use the brake pedal to slow the vehicle until
the required speed has been reached, then
press the’SET+’switch to establish a new
cruising speed (remember that cruise control
will not operate at speeds below 45 km/h.
Press the’RES’switch once momentarily to
cut off cruise control; if the brake pedal is not
used, the vehicle will slow down gradually.
When the desired speed has been reached,
press the’SET+’switch to establish the new
cruising speed.
To...

Air suspension
110
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Your vehicle is fitted with an electronically
controlled air suspension system (EAS) which
provides five different ride height settings
including an’Access’mode. These settings
increase or decrease the height and ground
clearance of your vehicle to cope with
different driving conditions.
In addition, the EAS also provides automatic
suspension levelling.
Before operating EAS
Remember, even if a change of ride height is
selected, it will NOT take place:
If the tailgate or any...

Air suspension
111 IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Even in’Inhibit’mode, the ride height can
automatically change from
’Access’/’Crawl’to the’Low’ride height
and from the’Extended’or’High’profile
to’High’or’Standard’.
If the suspension is in’Inhibit’mode and
’Access’ride height is selected when the
engine is switched off, then when the
engine is restarted, if the gear selector us
moved from’P’and the handbrake is
released before the system bulb check is
complete, the vehicle will rise from...

Air suspension
112
Low ride height
Approximately 25 mm below
’Standard’. Selected automatically
when speeds of over 80 km/h are sustained
for over 30 seconds. This setting lowers the
vehicle’s centre of gravity, thereby improving
the handling characteristics of the vehicle. The
vehicle automatically returns to’Standard’if
speeds below 55 km/h are sustained for over
30 seconds.’Low’can be manually selected at
any speed when Inhibit mode has been
selected.
Access/Crawl ride height
Access mode
Approximately...

Air suspension
113 Crawl mode
If it is necessary to manoeuvre the vehicle in
an area where height is restricted,’Crawl’
mode should be selected as follows:
Select’Access’.
If the’Inhibit’mode is already active,
release the’Inhibit’switch (indicator light
extinguishes).
Press the’Inhibit’switch (indicator light
illuminates).
The message centre emits an audible
warning and’EAS MANUAL’is displayed.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
While in’Crawl’mode: If the vehicle
exceeds 16 km/h, the message centre
emits an...

Air suspension
114 EAS MESSAGES
The following messages may appear in the message centre display. These are warnings to which
the driver must respond.
Message Meaning Solution
’EAS MANUAL’vehicle locked in’Access’. EAS WARNING! The vehicle is
being driven on its bump stops.
’SLOW: 30 KPH MAX’road speed too high for
current ride height.slow down to less than 30 km/h.
’EAS FAULT’there is a fault with the air
suspension.Consult your Land Rover dealer.
’SLOW: 55 KPH MAX’Air suspension fault. Slow to 55 km/h...

Air suspension
115 EAS functions (’Inhibit’mode off)
Down selections
’Extended’to’High’after 10 minutes
operation, or press the lower arrow on the
ride height selector once.
’Extended’to’Standard’speed above
55 km/h, or press the lower arrow twice.
’High’to’Standard’speed above 55 km/h, or
press the lower arrow once (if speed is less
than 55 km/h.
’Standard’to’Low’speed above 80 km/h for
longer than thirty seconds.
’Standard’to’Access’press the lower arrow
once (see’Access mode’).
Up selections...

Air suspension
116 TOWING WITH EAS
When towing, it is recommended that the
suspension is locked in’Standard ride height’
as follows;
Press the’Inhibit’switch (indicator light
illuminates).
Select’Standard’(as described earlier in
this section).
FAULT DIAGNOSIS
If the EAS self-check detects a minor fault in
the system,’Standard’is automatically
selected. No ride height changes are possible
until the fault is rectified. The message centre
emits an audible warning and’EAS FAULT’is
displayed. All the EAS...

Trip computer & overspeed warning
117
The trip computer provides valuable
information to assist the driver to calculate
fuel stops, journey times and distances.
The two push switches (illustrated) operate
the trip computer and overspeed warning
system, and messages from the trip computer
and overspeed warning system are displayed
in the message centre.
NOTE:The message centre’s primary
function is to display warning messages
generated by the vehicle’s monitoring
systems. Trip computer messages are of...